Polished Aluminum Bass Boat

Derrick · Post by **Derrick** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 8:00 am

Saw a guy this morning on 580 freeway with a 17ft -18ft "polishied" Aluminum bass boat -no brand markings -75hp 6 inch jack plate SS prop NICE looking rig. I have a feeling with the prices of boats now a days we might see a few more Aluminum boats tricked out like this one.
Derrick

rexford · Post by **rexford** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 1:27 pm

I think that may have been one of us. Many years ago there
were several posts about this topic by one of our members
I can not remember the name of this person but I do remember
the discussion.

Sight to see I am sure. The pictures were impressive.

Thanks,
Mike

Blue_R70 · Post by **Blue_R70** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 1:36 pm

rexford wrote:I think that may have been one of us. Many years ago there were several posts about this topic by one of our members
I can not remember the name of this person but I do remember the discussion.

Sight to see I am sure. The pictures were impressive.

I remember those pics--that hull was like a mirror! I think it was kenji/pil9rotten's boat. Polishing with cornmeal was the secret!

Gator · Post by **Gator** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 2:34 pm

Yep - Kenji's boat used to GLOW. I saw it at the Rally this past weekend and it wasn't nearly as shiny as he used to keep it!!

Bill K · Post by **Bill K** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 6:01 pm

Kenji's boat, about four years back, if I remember right at Lakeport was bright as you could have ever had the hull polished. Bill K

Kevin · Post by **Kevin** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 7:22 pm

With the cost of Aluminum being much higher than years past, tin boats are creeping up in price much higher than fiberglass.

markscolwell · Post by **markscolwell** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 7:35 pm

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Kevin · Post by **Kevin** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 10:58 pm

The costs associated with resin and fiberglass have risen at a much slower pace then what aluminum has.

Fishin' Dave · Post by **Fishin' Dave** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 6:52 am

ANY metal has gone WAY up in price. You can buy that 16 Stratos for LESS than a Tracker with equal features.

Kevin · Post by **Kevin** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 3:06 pm

That's what I was getting at. That little Stratos along with the new little Triton's are cheaper than a new Aluminum.

Jeff Jewell · Post by **Jeff Jewell** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:26 am

yeah, Kenji's boat looked like a mirror going down the road.
He checked in a few months back, wonder where he's been? I think he was deployed to Iraq or something... Coast Guard.....

Pil9rotten · Post by **Pil9rotten** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:30 pm

I polished it using three different grades of an aircraft polish (Also uesed on air sreams) called Nuvite. Then kept it up using flitz followed by a clay bar treatment. After every trip I would spray it down with non-ammoniated glass cleaner. Sometimes I would use glass wax when I wasn't going to polish out for a little while. It was a lot of work but the hull popped!